The Need For Speed

Everyone touts the fast wide-angle zooms (ƒ/2.8 lenses) and says that speed is the most important factor in a lens. I’m an avid amateur photographer who shoots everything from family/kids to nature to travel. Is it worth the money to get the fastest optics?

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.